Lough Beg yesterday had a Barnacle Goose on the west shore south of Church Island. A pair of Shelduck were seen, which is unusual for this time of year. 3 Fieldfare were also present. (Godfrey McRoberts)

Two Greenland White-fronted Geese flew over Ball's Point in Lough Foyle today. A Dark-bellied Brent was with 500 Brent. Another Dark-bellied bird was with the Brent at Ballykelly. Over 700 Whoopers in 3 flocks were in stubble fields in the Lomond area up at Foyle. (David Nixon & Graham McIlwaine).

Thanks to Neil Finlay for the picture of the Little Egret, to Wilf Swain for the picture of the Buzzard and to Thomas Campbell for the pictures of the Whooper Swans and the Greenshank:

A Hoopoe was seen this morning at the back of Parkanaur Forest. Castlecaulfield, Dungannon (Paul Topliss), Directions: Go to Quinn's Corner. Turn right into Aughintober Road. Take next left into Tullyallen Road. Drive about a mile to where the road narrows. The Hoopoe was in the right hand side of the road on the grass in front of a metal gate.

A Short-eared Owl was at Ballyquinitn Point this morning. (Dan Bailie).

Yesterday a Great White Egret was with 11 Little Egrets at Paddy's Dubh, Lough Beg. 3 Pintail were on the lough and large flocks of Golden Plover and Lapwing were present. Several small flocks of Redwing were seen in flight and a Peregrine was also present. (Godfrey McRoberts).

50 Black Guillemot in winter plumage were at Bangor Harbour and the Long Hole and 4 Purple Sandpiper on the the rocks along Seacliffe Road. (Margaret Adamson).

On Rathlin a 2nd calendar year Iceland Gull was at Kebble and a single Twite in Church Bay. Several flocks of Whooper Swans flew over the is land heading south. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).

Up to 18 Little Egrets were at Patton's Marsh on the north shore of Strangford Lough this afternoon. (Philip McErlean).

Thanks to Margaret Adamsonfor the picture of the Black Guillemots and to Ric Else and Hazel Watson for the pictures of the Iceland Gull and the Twite:

A Dotterel was at Scawt Hill, Antrim Plateau (above Cairncastle north of Larne) this afternoon: it was a flyover, calling, heading north (bird also seen). Also there was a flyover Snow Bunting and 15 Twite. (David Steele)

A Buff breasted Sandpiper was showing well but fair distance out from the viewpoint at Inch (Nigel Moore / Garry Wilkinson / Richard Smith)

Unusually, 20 Whooper Swans were on the north foreshore of Belfast Lough (Roberta McKee)

A Twite was at Portstewart Strand and over 250 Whoopers were seen (Richard Donaghey)

Two Brambling were on Rathlin. Also present were a Bullfinch and a Treecreeper as well as small numbers of Barnacles (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)

A large feeding flock of Kittwakes and other gulls between Rathlin and Ballycastle today contained 2 Little Gulls (adult and 2CY), 1 Arctic Tern, and 2 Arctic Skuas. Also the first Fieldfare of the autumn were on Rathlin today. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).

Two Twite where on the beach at Larne leisure centre.(Ed O'Hara/Comghal McQuillan)

Ballyquintin Point, Ards peninsula had 55 Great Northern Divers, 6 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver and a Great Skua seen between 8.45 - 10.45 ..also a Storm Petrel was feeding offshore and also a Whimbrel. Another 2 Whimbrel where at Orlock Point.(Richard Weyl)

A Med Gull was at Whitehead.(Ian Enlander)

500 Common Scoter where of Murlough Strand, 8 Fieldfare where seen near Banbridge.(Mike McLaughlin)

Thanks to David Steele for the picture of the Yellow Wagtail from Lough Beg yesterday, to Mike Pringle for the picture of the juvenile Peregrine from Belfast WOW yesterday and to Mervyn Campbell for the picture of the Sanderling:

A Blyth's Reed Warbler was at the east end of Tory Island (Anton Meenan)

12 Pink-footed aGeese were with with c500 Brent off Ballykelly this morning (Michael Savage)

9 Pink-footed Geese were with 40+ Greylags in Larne Lough today (Linda Thompson)Rathlin had its first Redwings of the autumn, a couple of Merlins and Wheatear. Also 5 species of goose including 22 Barnacle Geese flying past, 11 Greenland White-fronts, a Pink-foot and a Brent (Ric Else / Hazel Watson et al)

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